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Swank n’ Swine
restaurant and whiskey bar
In downtown Portland, guests entering the Paramount Hotel lobby found Swank Restaurant to the left and Swine Whiskey Bar to the right. Surrounded by some of the city’s best dining, the paired restaurant and bar needed a distinctive presence to stand out.
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Swank
Restaurant
Priding itself in “a farm-to-table focused menu that changes
as often as the weather.”
Swine Moonshine
& Whiskey Bar
Boasting one of the largest
whiskey collections in the city.
located in downtown Portland, OR
In the Paramount Hotel at SW Park and Taylor, nestled between Director’s Park and Portland’s green Park Blocks
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Swank Restaurant
Art Direction, Design, Photography
Swank Restaurant
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Swank Restaurant
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Swank Restaurant
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Swank Restaurant
The restaurant menus needed a refresh to match the sophistication of the dishes leaving the kitchen.
Because the chef updated the offerings daily, dinner menus in multiple formats had to be reprinted and trimmed to size each afternoon before service.
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Before
The restaurant menus needed a refresh to match the sophistication of the dishes leaving the kitchen.
Because the chef updated the offerings daily, dinner menus in multiple formats had to be reprinted and trimmed to size each afternoon before service.
images from Yelp
AFTER
We simplified production by resizing the layouts to reduce trimming and better suit the wooden boards. Since the menus were fastened with a magnet, we adjusted the text to sit neatly within the final frame.
With the dinner menus resolved, we carried the refinements through the rest for a cohesive set.
libations menu for cocktails,
beer, and wine by the glass
wine list
dinner menu
Website for
Swank n’ Swine
Art Direction, Design, Photography
Before
images from Yelp
Swine Moonshine and Whiskey Bar needed a proper menu to showcase its extensive backbar.
The original clipboards left pages stained, out of order, and constantly in need of reprinting — hardly the impression of a serious whiskey destination.
AFTER
We redesigned the menus from the ground up.
Partnering with local craftsman Hankbuilt, we commissioned custom wooden clipboards, then worked with Tanner Goods to add custom leather tops that kept the pages secure and orderly. To weave in character, we included vintage pig-and-whiskey themed cartoons that reinforced the bar’s story.
Before
The restaurant menus needed a refresh to match the sophistication of the dishes leaving the kitchen.
Because the chef updated the offerings daily, dinner menus in multiple formats had to be reprinted and trimmed to size each afternoon before service.
images from Yelp
libations menu for cocktails,
beer, and wine by the glass
wine list
dinner menu
libations, listing
cocktails and beers
Menus for Swine
Moonshine & Whiskey Bar
Swine Moonshine and Whiskey Bar needed a proper menu to showcase its extensive backbar. The existing clipboards left pages stained, out of order, and constantly in need of reprinting — hardly the impression of a serious whiskey destination.
We streamlined the process by resizing the layouts to minimize cutting and better fit the wooden boards they were presented on, then updated the remaining menus for consistency.
Art Direction, Design, Photography
Menus for Swine
Moonshine & Whiskey Bar
Swine Moonshine and Whiskey Bar needed a proper menu to showcase its extensive backbar.
The existing clipboards left pages stained, out of order, and constantly in need of reprinting — hardly the impression of a serious whiskey destination.
Art Direction, Design, Photography
Before
images from Yelp
Menus for Swine
Moonshine & Whiskey Bar
Swine Moonshine and Whiskey Bar needed a proper menu to showcase its extensive backbar. The existing clipboards left pages stained, out of order, and constantly in need of reprinting — hardly the impression of a serious whiskey destination.
Art Direction, Design, Photography
dinner menus, secured to a wooden board with a magnet
libations, showcasing
cocktails and beers
wine list
AFTER
We redesigned the menus from the ground up.
Partnering with local craftsman Hankbuilt, we commissioned custom wooden clipboards, then worked with Tanner Goods to add custom leather tops that kept the pages secure and orderly. To weave in character, we included vintage pig-and-whiskey cartoons that reinforced the bar’s story.
dinner menus, secured to a wooden board with a magnet
libations, showcasing
cocktails and beers
wine list
dinner menus, secured to a wooden board with a magnet
AFTER
We redesigned the menus from the ground up.
Partnering with local craftsman Hankbuilt, we commissioned custom wooden clipboards, then worked with Tanner Goods to add custom leather tops that kept the pages secure and orderly. To weave in character, we included vintage pig-and-whiskey cartoons that reinforced the bar’s story.
libations, showcasing
cocktails and beers
wine list
Menus for Swank Restaurant
The restaurant menus needed a refresh to match the sophistication of the dishes leaving the kitchen.
Because the chef updated the offerings daily, dinner menus in multiple formats had to be reprinted and trimmed to size each afternoon before service. We streamlined the process by resizing the layouts to minimize cutting and better fit the wooden boards they were presented on, then updated the remaining menus for consistency.
Art Direction, Design, Photography
Before
from Yelp
after
dinner menus, secured to a wooden board with a magnet
AFTER
libations, showcasing
cocktails and beers
wine list
Menus for Swank Restaurant
The restaurant menus needed a refresh to match the sophistication of the dishes leaving the kitchen.
Because the chef updated the offerings daily, dinner menus in multiple formats had to be reprinted and trimmed to size each afternoon before service.
We streamlined the process by resizing the layouts to minimize cutting and better fit the wooden boards they were presented on, then updated the remaining menus for consistency.
Art Direction, Design, Photography
Before
from Yelp
courtney aventura is
Swank n’ Swine
a Restaurant and Whiskey Bar
On either sides of a hotel lobby in downtown—a restaurant on one side and a whiskey bar on the other—Swank n’ Swine is up against some of the best dining options in the city. The entire brand needed a refresh to reflect the sophisticated platings coming out of the kitchen.
Portland, OR
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